Magic Johnson subpoenaed as witness in Draymond Green lawsuit

Updated 9:52 am, Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Count Magic Johnson among those subpoenaed to testify in an ex-Michigan State football player’s lawsuit against Draymond Green.

According to a Bay Area News Group report published Tuesday, attorneys for Jermaine Edmondson want to speak with Johnson about a tweet he posted shortly after an incident in 2016 in which Green allegedly assaulted Edmondson. Johnson, a Hall of Famer who is the Lakers’ new president of basketball operations, tweeted on July 12, 2016: “Talked with my friend Draymond Green and he was very apologetic to the Warriors organization, fans and everyone involved.”

The subpoena reportedly requires Johnson to give a deposition Oct. 4 at a Lakers practice facility in Los Angeles. In addition to Johnson, 49ers wide receiver Aaron Burbridge has been subpoenaed to testify on Oct. 17 in Oakland. A Michigan State alum, Burbridge has been asked to bring relevant text messages and other communications between himself and Green, according to BANG.

The subpoenas are the latest step in a July 25 lawsuit filed by Edmondson and his girlfriend, Bianca Williams, that seeks damages for battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. Edmondson and Williams allege that Green hit Edmondson in the face after Edmundson confronted him about an incident they had the previous night.

Green was arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge, but the charge was reduced to a civil infraction on a plea deal after he agreed to pay a fine.

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BANG reported that Green’s attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the case on the basis that Green, who is preparing for training camp with the Warriors, does not have jurisdiction to hear the case because the alleged assault was in Michigan. That motion is scheduled to be heard Nov. 16 in Alameda County Superior Court.